Games on August 20, 1982

The games of August 20, 1982

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 20, 1982. The Kansas City Royals routed the Chicago White Sox 13-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Seattle Mariners 6-5, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-7, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 19, 1982 and the next, Aug 21, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.